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Hi Chris, the thought of building myself from timber especially is a great daydream and I envy anyone that can do it. I certainly have the skill, tools, access to a huge array of plans on the...

Hi all,

I posted a fair while ago about leveling a sloping garage floor for woodworking use but since then my wife has decided that a second garage is more important than woodworking so I am...

Thanks to all for taking the time to reply.
Concrete was my first consideration but more digging out the current slab and leveling the ground for a new one but that’s major renovation with...

Groove Tube is just steel framing and fittings. Bought from a metal shop rather than a hardware like Bunnings

Good Morning all,

My "shed" is in a oversized single garage attached to my house. The previous owner parked his work truck in there so it has a very high ceiling height of 3 meters. Over a length...

Well fingers crossed this is the end of the harp journey - it is strung - not up to full tension yet as I am letting the soundboard and neck settle at about 3/4 tension. Listening carefully for...

Its been a while and I have been making progress, just hard as everyone knows to balance quality shed time with quality family time and work.

The new pillar went together boring and simple so...

Quick update, I have glued up the new pillar...nothing exciting in the process. I did make the edge furthest away from the soundbox about 1/2 inch wider than the original to give it a bit more...

Thank you to all the messages of encouragement.

Good thing about having to work to pay for the hobby is that it allowed me time to work out a plan so that the disappointment of a week ago is long...

Well I have been avoiding this post - sulking in my moaning chair in the shed with a beer and lamenting the wood stores all closed for Easter.

I strung the harp and it was sounding brilliant -...

well that happened fast.....

I couldn't help myself and put in one brass collet to see if my holes were drilled the right size and before I knew it all 31 were in.

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Then its a case of...

Good Morning all,

I put on the final of four coats last night so now it is just sitting quietly hardening up. Thankfully I was able to get in and out before the bugs were attracted to the light...

On the home straight now. All construction is complete with the installation of the pillar cheek pieces. Sorry about the black and white photo - I tried to show detail and the light isn't great in my...

Milestone this weekend - I finished construction of the soundbox and have just set up the pillar/neck joint. I have just cut out the last two pieces of the puzzle - the cheek pieces to go over the...

Thanks John, I am thinking that I might try and help out at mens sheds or similar so to hear I am helping others in a way is pleasing.

I needed to put the harp together so that I can get the neck...

So the ongoing saga....

I last posted that the soundboard was on but unfortunately there was about a 20cm spot that sat proud and I had to carefully scrape that bit out and redo it today. I had...

So I have just attached the soundboard and thought I had better update the progress.

The back of the sound box went on fine, the final attachment going too fast to enjoy it.

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I have had a break from all woodwork due to a treatment of Efudix on my face - amazing how abrasive sawdust is to a red raw face....

I started up again today and completed the shoulder, feet, base...

Had a reminder of how hot a exothermic reaction can be with epoxy - melted the cup and brush before I realised. If I hadn't finished with the laminating then I would switch to the slower curing...

Good Morning, I just wanted to post something to show some life.

Work on the harp is slow going and mainly a combination of making plywood templates and making a couple of sleds for various bits...

Thanks for replying Paul, John,I will try and keep progress moving along so as not to bore people, plus my wife is harassing me for this project and when I finish it I can start on a "proper"...

Hi All,

I have just joined the forum after finding it whilst looking for advice on laminating hardwood. Other projects I have done are on the G'day Mate welcome folder if anyone is interested (Hi...

Hi Phil, I am still getting used to the Canberra divide myself. I am inner South in Farrer... I guess that makes me a border dweller!

Sorry for the drop saw detail. It is one of the Bosch knuckle slide models. It is the largest model and much bigger than I need however on sale at total tools it was cheaper than the smaller model I...

Hi i'm Mark, recently bought the wife's latest forever home in Canberra and now I am slowly working out how to best use my allocated but less than ideal space. It is a weird shaped garage which...